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1984

By: George Orwell
Narrated by: Andrew Wincott
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George Orwell's nightmare vision of a dystopian world has become more apt in these modern, chaotic times. Casting a pall of oppressive dread from the very first sentence, this classic audiobook takes hold of your imagination and stays with you long after the last four words are uttered.

Big Brother is watching you....

1984 is the year in which it happens. The world is divided into three superstates. In Oceania, the Party’s power is absolute. Every action, word, gesture and thought is monitored under the watchful eye of Big Brother and the Thought Police. In the Ministry of Truth, the Party’s department for propaganda, Winston Smith’s job is to edit the past. Over time, the impulse to escape the machine and live independently takes hold of him and he embarks on a secret and forbidden love affair. As he writes the words ‘DOWN WITH BIG BROTHER’, his personal rebellion begins....

George Orwell’s masterpiece is the definitive dystopian novel and one of the most influential works of the twentieth century.

©1949 George Orwell (P)2015 Canongate Books Ltd Classics Dystopian Fiction Genre Fiction Literary Fiction Political Science Fiction Scary Thought-Provoking Emotionally Gripping

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Critic reviews

"I read it again, and again...right up there among my favourite books." (Margaret Atwood, Guardian)
"My favourite book is 1984... More relevant to today than almost any other book that you can think of." (Jo Brand)
"His final masterpiece...enthralling and indispensable for understanding modern history." (New York Review of Books)
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surprising amount of parrallels with the current world, guess that pendulum is coming back around. narrator is brilliant and adds an extra layer to the story

feel like i arrived a bit late the the party

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Absolutely loved, I was about 3 hours in when Brexit was announced. I started drawing parallels and it had an emotional effect on me. Great book!

Stands the test of time

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My favourite audio book so far. Brilliantly read. 1984 should be compulsory reading for all, it helps one see through 'newspeak', whether it's ' extraordinary rendition' or 'efficiency savings'!

A great novel with a vital message perfectly read

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This is a great book , with great characters . It is scary not because it is science fiction but this sort of state could exist , and in small way did in the far east .

Fiction but not science fiction

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Having read the book many years ago, I found it just as powerful and prescient now. But Andrew Wincott was superb. The quality of his reading and timbre of his voice really added to the experience.

Great narrator

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